Mr Taylor later tweeted: “I am certainly no racist and in particular have an admiration for Indians. A member of the British/Indian APPG, only yesterday I had a reply from 10 Downing St asking for a relaxation of visas for Indians.

So what was your point, John?

My point was that the PM had upset Unionists more than Irish PMs had!

Oh. So your point was that this Irish PM, who happens to have an Indian dad, was uniquely upsetting compared to past Irish PMs, who didn’t have Indian dads, and in your opinion he is a “typical Indian”, but that’s not because you’re racist, because, after all, you have said that you’re not a racist…